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SECTION IV – OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

Conference Related Statistics

The number of conferences served by the Secretariat in the 2007-2008 fiscal year was 86. With this total CICS has maintained an average of over 100 conferences served for the last eight years.

Number of conferences served annually by CICS from 1973-74 to 2007-08.

The Secretariat provided services in 2007-2008 to 4 meetings (5% of total served) at the Premiers’ and Territorial Leaders’ level. CICS also provided its support to 36 Ministerial conferences (representing 42% of all meetings served in 2007-2008) and to 46 Deputy Ministerial conferences (53%).

Percentage of conferences served by each level: (1) First Ministers/Premiers, (2) Ministers and (3) Deputy Ministers in 2007-2008.



As can be seen from the following table, the most active sectors in terms of number of conferences were Human Resources and Social Services including Labour, as well as Justice, which met 9 times in 2007-2008 followed closely by Health with 8 conferences and Natural Resources meeting 7 times in 2007-2008.

Conferences served by CICS from April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 by sector and by levels.



On a regional basis, in 2007-2008, CICS served 37 meetings in Western Canada (43% of the total), 12 meetings in Atlantic Canada (14%), 23 and 9 conferences in Ontario and Quebec respectively (which includes the National Capital Region) (37%) and 5 meetings in the territories (6%).

Number of conferences served in individual provinces and territories in 2007-2008.